Dear Reader,
Coffee filters are pretty useful. They make great snack holders, because they don’t dump the contents all over the room when bumped or pushed. They’re good for getting streak-free windows. And they’re great for crafts. While my preschooler and I were working on a big craft project today, I needed something to count as a toddler activity, and something that entertained the toddlers enough to get our craft done! So, I handed them some coffee filters. I figured they’d wrinkle them and crumble them, but they were definitely more interested in separating the filters than anything else.
After I crinkled up a few, it kinda became more fun to crinkle them, but really, they just liked playing in the paper more than anything. It doesn’t crinkle the same way as doctors-office paper, so I guess they would have had more fun with that? But a) I had coffee filters, and b) they still were exploring and working on hand-eye coordination by separating the layers, so it was still a fun activity for them, even if it wasn’t what I anticipated. Just goes to show you, when you’re planning an activity for toddlers, a but of flexibility is required.
